Kamaru Usman fights back tears after beating Joaquin Buckley to earn first UFC win since 2021

The former 170lb king was emotional after outpointing Buckley, hinting at a matter involving his daughter.

Kamaru Usman fought back tears on Saturday after overcoming Joaquin Buckley in Atlanta, a result that marked his first UFC win since 2021.

Usman, who retained the welterweight title five times during a three-year reign, used his wrestling prowess to dominate Buckley for four rounds, before surviving a fifth-round scare to earn a unanimous-decision win.

The scorecards read 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 in Usman’s favour, as the Nigerian-American snapped a three-fight losing streak. In doing so, he also broke Buckley’s six-fight winning run.

By Alex Pattle
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